Letters from the Gold Coast and Cyprus, 1948-55; Nyasaland memoirs, with related correspondence, speeches, press cuttings and reports, 1956-83; correspondence, reports, press cuttings, printed material, cash books and desk diaries relating to Kenya, [1928-63].
Letters from the Gold Coast and Cyprus, 1948-55; Nyasaland memoirs, with related correspondence, speeches, press cuttings and reports, 1956-83; correspondence, reports, press cuttings, desk diaries and cash books relating to Kenya, 1926-63.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-83
Extent
1.05 Linear metres (7 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. s. 2204/1/2, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Afr. s. 2204/1-7
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 471
Abstract
Papers of Sir Robert Perceval Armitage, KCMG, MBE (1906-90) relating to his work in Kenya, the Gold Coast, Cyprus and Nyasaland.
Biographical / Historical
Sir Robert Perceval Armitage (1906-1990) graduated from New College, Oxford in 1928. On moving to Kenya, he was made District Officer in 1929, Secretary to the Member for Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1945, and Administrative Secretary, 1947. In the Gold Coast, he was made Under Secretary, then Financial Secretary in 1948, and Minister for Finance, 1951-1953. He was Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Cyprus, 1954-1955 and Governor of Nyasaland, 1956-1961. After his retirement, he served as a trustee of the Beit Trust, 1963-1988. Awarded the MBE in 1944, then KCMG in 1954, he was created a knight of the Order of St. John in the same year. In 1930 he married Gwladys Lyona Meyler, with whom he had two sons.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Sir Robert Armitage presented his papers to Rhodes House Library in two sections; the Kenyan section in October 1983 and the papers relating to his service in the Gold Coast, Cyprus and Nyasaland in November 1988.
Geographic
- Cyprus -- History -- 20th century
- Ghana -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Cyprus -- Administration
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Ghana -- Administration
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Malawi -- Administration
- Kenya -- History -- 1895-1963
- Malawi -- History -- 20th century
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Archive of Sir Robert Armitage
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Clare Brown
- Date
- 1996, EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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